Tagalog Word of the Day: kalabasa
pangngalan
noun
pangngalang pambalana
common noun
kalabasa
squash / gourd / pumpkin
This word derives from the Spanish word calabaza, meaning squash or gourd. The Philippine variety has the scientific name Cucurbita maxima.
Celebrating Thanksgiving this year, we can refer to pumpkin as kalabasa, even if the Filipino version of this gourd is smaller and not as big or bright in color as the pumpkin grown in the United States.
Also kalabasa is one of the vegetables mentioned in the popular Tagalog folk song Bahay Kubo. Kundol, patola, upo’t kalabasa...
Tagalog sentence: Magkano itong kalabasa?
English translation: How much is this squash?
kalabasa
squash
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